Superpowers Case Studies - Ghana

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Was under control by who?
Britain (was a colony)
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Positives of British control to Ghana (3)
Schools, hospitals, English still the official language
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Negatives of British control to Ghana (2)
Best paid and managerial jobs to Brits, crops and minerals exported in raw state (so Ghana received no added value)
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Poverty?
1/3 of people still live on less than $1 per day
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Exports?
Largest producer of cocoa in the world
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What external influences still control the price of the cocoa? (3)
1) Commodity traders 2) Overseas tariffs 3) WTO
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How do commodity traders influence the price?
If £ too high Ghana will go elsewhere (=downward pressure) - irregular incomes and uncertain tax returns
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Influence of overseas tariffs?
EU imports much higher for manufactured goods - Ghana cannot afford so have to send in raw state (no added value)
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Why did Ghana join WTO?
In attempt to increase its global trade
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What happened as a result of joining
Joining condition - farmers should no longer be subsidised (so farmers now suffer from imports of heavily subsidised food)
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Positives of British control to Ghana (3)

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Schools, hospitals, English still the official language

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Negatives of British control to Ghana (2)

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Poverty?

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Exports?

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